Laura reached out, gripping Beatriceâs hand tightly. âBea, youâve got to believe me. Iâve been framed. I didnât kill your father. It was Agnes, that evil witch, she set me up.â
Beatriceâs face gradually paled. âBut all the media outlets are reporting on it. And those pieces of evidence...
âThose were all fabricated by Agnes. Think about it, your fatherâs been gone for four years. If I was guilty, why didnât Agnes accuse me four years ago? Why did she suddenly produce so much evidence after four years? Sheâs been plotting this all along, and all those so-called witnesses were bribed by herâ
A look of uncertainty flashed across Beatriceâs face, but the evidence was overwhelming, and she could find no flaws in it.
Laura clung to Beatriceâs hand. âSweetie, donât tell me you trust Agnes more than me?â
âI never trusted her. Sheâs always been a snake.â
âAgnes came prepared this time, thatâs clear. Look at all the chaos sheâs caused since she came back. Sheâs out for revenge, Bea. Youâve got to believe me.â
Of course, Beatrice would trust Laura over Agnes.
âMom, I believe you. Agnes must be trying to frame us. But what do we do now? The verdictâs out. What should we do?â
Beatrice was panicking.
She had always leaned on Laura for everything.
Now that Laura was sentenced, she felt like she had lost all her support.
There was already someone urging them from the outside.
Lauraâs time was up. But there was still so much she hadnât had the chance to say.
Laura held Beatriceâs hand, whispering in her ear, âFind Hammer. He must come see me. I have something to tell him. Heâs the only one who can help us now.â
Beatrice was suddenly angry. âMom, how can you still be involved with that butler? Isnât all this his fault? And after the disaster in the Thomas family, he just disappeared. He has no backbone. Heâs a coward. Why would you want his help?â
Laura replied, âHeâs been secretly investigating Agnes for me. I canât contact him now. Bea, listen to me. Hammer is the only one we can trust. You have to find him at the Elysian Hotel. Tell him he must find a way to see me Beatrice had despised Hammer for four years, but if Laura insisted, she would do it.
She couldnât think of any other way.
Once she left the prison, Beatrice felt like the world was spinning around her.
In just a few days, everything had changed. And it was all because of Agnes Laura said Agnes had come back for revenge, but what kind of deep grudge could there be between Laura and Agnes?
A chill ran down Beatriceâs spine. Could it be that she, Beatrice, was Agnesâ target?
Did Agnes still hold a grudge over her attempt to run her over four years ago?
That made sense The moment Agnes returned, she had ruined her birthday party and almost destroyed her reputation.
Then she brought down Laura, leaving her penniless and ostracized from the Thomas family.
So Agnes real target wasnât Laura It was Beatrice She was trying to shatter all of Beatriceâs support, and then take her revenge?
The more Beatrice thought about it, the more uneasy she felt Now that Laura was in prison, was she Agnesâ next target?